The chapels of Brec’h !!!

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As told before, Brec’h (breton) Brech (French) was the first town I lived when came to the beautiful Morbihan dept 56 of the lovely Bretagne in 2011. It is a town divided into many smaller villages or lieu-dit and the main town or bourg is where the main Church St André is (see post) , even thus I lived in Corn er Hoët (Breton, French would be Orée du Bois meaning edge of the woods). It really packs a lot of monuments with nice architecture and history for a small town, I was lucky to lived in it briefly. Therefore, let me tell you a bit more on the chapels of Brec’h !!!. Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The Chapelle Notre Dame de la Route is located at mane salut D120 road off roundabout by N165.  The Notre-Dame de la Route Chapel was built in 1963 with stones from ruined local chapels. It is a modern chapel in a green setting. Its name was born from the many motorists who stopped there. The chapel is an example of the angular architecture that imposed itself after WWII. Its sobriety, its unity and the harmony of its volumes reflect the will of the architect. The chapel is open year round, every day from 10h to 18h.

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The City of Brech on the Chapelle Notre Dame de la Route : https://www.brech.fr/a-voir/le-patrimoine-naturel-2/la-chapelle-notre-dame-de-la-route/

The Chapelle Saint-Quirin is on the D768 la chaumiere road. Dated from the 17C, the chapel contains what is considered to be the most beautiful classical altarpiece in the Morbihan. Built in tufa and Maine marble, this masterpiece is attributed to the Laval masters. The chapel is placed under the patronage of Saint Quirin who is said to be a martyred bishop he saint to whom this chapel is dedicated is uncertain.

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The Chapelle Saint Quirin was built in 1676 and features classic rural architecture The nearby Saint-Quirin devotional fountain dates from the 17C but was restored in 1890; the granite statue of Saint Quirin was placed next to it in 1998 The Saint-Quirin fountain with its round basin used for ablutions of the sick and two statues of the Virgin and Saint-Quirin in its niche. Brittany is dotted with healing or miraculous fountains. The Saint-Quirin fountain is famous for curing ailments: the “Book of Miracles” of Saint-Quirin attests to this. There is a nice tour oven apart from the chapel he chapel is open year-round, every day from 11h to 17h30.

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The City of Brech on the Chapelle Saint Quirin: https://www.brech.fr/a-voir/le-patrimoine-naturel-2/la-chapelle-de-saint-guerin-saint-quirin/

There you go folks, another dandy spot in my beautiful Morbihan and sentimental Brec’h . I  passed by my old Corn er Hoët every day , and the memories continue. Again, hope you enjoy the post on the chapels of Brec’h as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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